While the title conjures up familiar fantasy clichés of an academy for witchcraft and wizardry, Yamada-kun & the 7 Witches is actually a talky classroom rom-com with paranormal vibes that seldom offers any major special effects. Suzaku High School student Ryu Yamada discovers that he has supernatural powers after inadvertently switching bodies with a co-ed. According to school lore, a handful of other kids in the student community are secretly "witches" as well, each possessing different powers (precognition, mind-reading, the ability to erase memories, etc.). And if one can find and unite them all, a wish may be granted. Yamada and cohorts thus establish a "paranormal club" to ferret out the hidden witches. A twist is that what passes for spellcasting here almost always involves the act of kissing, sparking a veritable cauldron of jealousy and misunderstandings among the young people. Overall, the series offers mild fun. Presenting all 12 episodes from 2015 in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo set, rated TV-14, this is a strong optional purchase (C. Cassady)
Yamada-kun & the 7 Witches: The Complete Series
(2015) 4 discs. 300 min. Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $64.98. Funimation (avail. from most distributors). Volume 33, Issue 4
Yamada-kun & the 7 Witches: The Complete Series
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